Today we have an 8 minute Abs workout to help keep your core muscles nice and strong. We have been getting a lot of questions in regards to lower back pain with certain core exercises. If you feel discomfort when doing some of the exercises, then try a different exercise. There are lots of things that we can do to strengthen our bodies to deal with the pressures we put on the back when exercising. We have written an article 'Exercise and back Pain' that will help explain some of the things we can do to improve our backs.

It is estimated that 8 out of 10 people suffer from back pain on a fairly regular basis. In the past doctors used to recommend resting the back, until it felt better. But with new research the advice now given is to lead an active lifestyle to help strengthen backs.

The majority of the population work in an office all day, and this does not help back issues, glutes, and core stability. Try to include as much core work, glute work and core stability work into your fitness routine to make sure your back has a fighting chance of staying as strong as possible. A good trainer will be able to do a postural analysis on you to see if there is anything you can improve on. So next time you are at the gym, ask one of the trainers if they are qualified to do a postural analysis with you.

We hope you enjoy the workout and try to do this twice over if energy permits. If you feel any of these exercises in the small of the back, then choose another exercise to do.